Living as a Mortal: Grinding Experience Starting from the Underworld

Chapter 94 The Flower Basket Monster (Third Update, Seeking First Subscription)

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, if I may be so bold as to ask, from whom did you learn your profound mastery of formations?"

After months of trying to break through the formation, Shi Die finally couldn't help but ask a question.

Zhang Feng thought for a moment, and since Shi Die had already figured it out, there was no need for him to hide it.

"Please forgive me, Fairy Shi. I did not mean to hide anything. I learned this formation from the books on formations left by my father, Master Shi, when he was young."

"Oh, I see. No wonder I'm somewhat familiar with Senior Brother Zhang's formations."

Shi Die looked completely at ease, and then surprisingly, instead of showing anger at the loss of her family's skills, she appeared overjoyed.

Seeing this, Zhang Feng was quite puzzled and could only explain the origin of the formation: "I obtained this formation book from the White Gate Pavilion in Tianxing City, not stolen from Red Moon Island."

"Please inform the fairy."

Upon hearing this, Shi Die smiled and said, "It's alright, it's alright. When my father was young, he sold his own books on formations several times in order to obtain resources."

"It's not surprising that it ended up in Senior Brother Zhang's hands."

"I just ask that you remember our previous agreement, Senior Brother Zhang, that you must come to Red Moon Island once in the future."

"My father greatly admires geniuses in the art of array formations."

Shi Die's face lit up with joy.

Zhang Feng rubbed his eyebrows and turned to see Han Li eavesdropping.

"Fellow Daoist Han is the same; my father also greatly admires Fellow Daoist Han, a genius in formations."

Shi Die said the same thing to Han Li.

"Haha, we'll talk about that later. Let's go explore the ruins."

Han Li waved his hand, gave a vague answer, and left with Qu Hun.

"Fairy Shi, Zhang Feng will say it again: if there is an opportunity, I will definitely pay a visit to Senior Shi."

After thinking it over, Zhang Feng decided to reiterate his initial promise, as for when he would visit.

Zhang Feng estimated that it would be at least after he successfully formed his nascent soul.

Otherwise, if one visits a Nascent Soul cultivator with only Core Formation cultivation, especially if one brings with them the skills of a Nascent Soul cultivator, the outcome would likely be disastrous.

"Stone Butterfly Fairy, Brother Zhang, have you finished your discussion? If we don't go explore the ruins soon, it will be too late!"

Hu Yue joked from a distance, saying that he had just collected various ores and spirit stones left behind in this place.

The group didn't experience much pressure this time.

Five cultivators at the mid-stage of Core Formation, one at the early stage of Core Formation, and one at the late stage of Core Formation.

With such a formidable lineup, no one except Nascent Soul cultivators could pose a threat.

Just be extremely careful with the formations and artifacts within the ruins.

In the central canyon of the deserted island, the group gathered together after collecting some leftover items.

Inside the canyon, an inverted, pale red spirit array was emitting a faint glow.

A golden nine-story tower stands in the center.

The broken stone statues and pavilions all around exude a strange and eerie feeling.

Han Li quietly moved behind the group.

Zhang Feng, who had the highest cultivation level, stood at the front of the group.

This is the last formation in this area.

Zhang Feng fully deployed his divine sense, meticulously searching the entire canyon.

This deserted island is guarded by a strange man with a flower basket, but Zhang Feng has not yet discovered where this man is.

Has the Flower Basket Monster not returned yet?

"Hey, where did you cultivators come from? How dare you take advantage of my absence!"

"Trying to steal from this island's lord? You want to die?"

A faint, ethereal voice suddenly emanated from the canyon.

"Gentlemen, be on guard!"

Jin Qing gave a reminder.

Zhang Feng released his divine sense again and scanned carefully, some of which puzzled him.

With the Flower Basket Monster's strength at the mid-stage of Core Formation, he certainly couldn't escape my divine sense detection.

But why do I have absolutely no clues?

Due to the echoes from the canyon, Zhang Feng was unable to pinpoint the source of the sound in a short time.

"Playing tricks! Who is it? Come out here right now!"

Hu Yue let out a furious roar.

Zhang Feng, on the contrary, calmed down. This kind of pretentious behavior was not like the style of that strange flower basket man.

Judging from this, they must be wary of Zhang Feng and his group's strength, which is why they are playing tricks and not daring to fight head-on.

"Brother Hu, please calm down. This person dares not face us directly, so he must be a weakling."

"Let's continue our search and dig for treasures, and see if this fellow Daoist dares to step forward."

Zhang Feng was loudly plotting something, which he was saying to the Flower Basket Strange Man.

Zhang Feng then informed the others telepathically, and they all nodded in agreement.

"Oh dear, you're too afraid to show yourself, yet you've proclaimed yourself the island's lord?"

"Look at this piece of iron ore, hmm~ not bad, not bad."

"Take another look at this copper-refined stone, and this—"

Although Hu Yue has a forthright personality, she is also adept at manipulating people's minds.

He used a small pickaxe to pry open various spiritual objects while reciting information about them, constantly uttering words of praise.

He looked like a beggar who had stumbled upon a treasure trove.

Zhang Feng kept his senses sharp and discovered something unusual inside a stone statue several meters tall.

"Oh dear, that brat is going too far!"

As if sensing that it had been discovered, a figure suddenly emerged from the several-meter-tall ghostly stone statue and flew to the eaves of a pavilion.

"They're out!"

Zhang Feng immediately used his divine sense to lock onto this person.

He carried two swords on his back, was thin and frail, wore a short-sleeved leather jacket, and had a strange flower basket hanging from his waist.

This is definitely the person.

It turns out that they were hiding inside the huge stone statue, which was difficult to detect with divine sense, using a secret technique.

"Let me tell you, this is not some ancient cultivator's ruins; a demon is sealed here."

"If you release him, your lives will be in danger!"

The strange man with the flower basket didn't panic when facing several cultivators of the same level; instead, he threatened them fiercely.

"Hurry up and do it; he's stalling for time."

Jin Qing made a quick decision and flew into the sky, with Hu Yue and Jian Ming following closely behind.

Zhang Feng, holding the Langshui Xuanyu Sword, stood in front of the crowd.

"Zhang will lead the attack; everyone, block his path."

The strange man with the flower basket had a glint in his eyes. The other side had a large number of people, especially several mid-stage Core Formation cultivators and a late-stage Core Formation cultivator.

Even with the ancient treasure in hand, he didn't dare to make a move immediately.

"You wait, I have already sent word to Patriarch Jiyin, he will definitely come here in a few days!"

"None of you will escape then!"

Seeing that he could not defeat the monster by force, the flower basket monster first used extreme yin energy, then left a sentence, transformed into a blue rainbow, and fled.

Without hesitation, Zhang Feng charged out instantly, unleashing a sword beam that shimmered with a ghostly blue light and had a black tail, slashing straight at the flower basket monster.

He had already offended the Extreme Yin Demon, so this one time wouldn't make a difference.

This place is a deserted island where the Xuan Bone is sealed. Ji Yin attaches great importance to this place and must finish the battle quickly. Zhang Feng really likes the Flower Basket Ancient Treasure of the Flower Basket Monster, as well as the Mask Ancient Treasure that combines attack and defense on all four sides.

Jin Qing and his two companions transformed into a long rainbow and flew out, instantly blocking the path of the flower basket monster.

"Four people ganged up on me, how despicable!"

Seeing that he couldn't dodge it, the flower basket monster drew his two swords from behind and crossed them across his chest.

The four masks were driven to rotate continuously, also protecting the front of the body.

Bang!

The sword's edge struck the mask, but aside from covering it with a layer of solid ice, it caused no damage whatsoever.

The flower basket monster was overjoyed at the sight, completely oblivious to the freezing flames within and the flash of black light. "So you're all show and no substance, all bark and no bite—"

"Certainly!"

Before he could finish speaking, the flower basket monster's expression froze instantly.

Zhang Feng's Soul-Fixing Technique arrived with the attack.

A thin black ray pierced through the flower basket monster's layers of defense and struck its brow.

The flower basket monster froze, a look of bewilderment flashing in his eyes, before his body was instantly covered in dark blue ice.

"Soul attack? Ghostly cultivation technique?"

The flower basket monster, its soul erased and its entire body frozen, fell lifelessly.

The Soul-Shocking Strike, designed to counter soul attacks, is truly a master of stealthy ambushes.

Unless one deliberately dodges or practices ghost-based or soul-related techniques, ordinary cultivators would have no chance of resisting.

Even if they could withstand it, Zhang Feng's ice flames would still follow.

As for that sword beam, it was merely a tool for delivering a killing move.

Seeing this, Zhang Feng put away his natal magic weapon and casually captured the flower basket and mask artifact of the Flower Basket Monster.

Then he threw the Flower Basket Monster's storage bag at the three people blocking his way.

"Everyone gets a share!"

Zhang Feng put the two ancient treasures into his storage bag, intending to refine them and then use them with him.